April 26, 2024. The State House Anti-corruption Unit working with Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions arraigned Tumukugize Darlington, a biomedical engineer at Kiruddu National Refferal before the Makindye Chief Magistates Court on charges of Possessing Suspected Stolen Property and Unlawful possession of government stores.
The accused, being a biomedical engineer at Kiruddu Hospital, and incharge of verifying some of the medical supplies, supplied at the hospital, has allegedly been pressuring suppliers to buy medical equipment from his agents, including his wife’s company, Kamedi Tech Health Care & Hospital Supplies. It is also alleged that after receiving the supplies, he returns some back on the market for his private gain. He was found in possession of twenty pieces of wall oxygen single flow meters and four hospital mattresses with labels of Kiruddu National Referral Hospital and Mulago Referral Hospital. He has been remanded until 14/05/2025
